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How do you say madrugadas in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce madrugadas in Portuguese?
madrugadas is pronounced /as madɾuˈɡadɐs/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A madrugada fria chegou mais cedo este inverno.
The cold early morning arrived earlier this winter. (The adjective 'fria' must agree with the feminine noun 'madrugada')
Aquela madrugada escura foi a mais longa de minha vida.
That dark early morning was the longest of my life. (The demonstrative 'Aquela' and adjective 'escura' must both be feminine to agree with 'madrugada')
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Why is it feminine?
Madrugadas is feminine because it derives from the Latin "matura hora" (mature/ripe hour), which evolved into "madrugada" while retaining the feminine gender of "hora" (hour). The feminine gender essentially fossilized in the word as it underwent phonetic changes from its Latin roots through medieval Portuguese.
What is the Portuguese word for dawns?
The Portuguese word for dawns is as madrugadas — feminine.
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